Fetal Stem Cell Treatment

Fetal stem cell treatment has the potential to be the future of medicine. However, stem cell research attracts controversy. The detractors of stem cell treatment believe stem cell treatment is immoral and the benefits of stem cell treatment do not supersede the treatment's moral injustices.

The Procedure

• The fetal stem cell treatment is rather painless. Doctors inject the fetal stem cells into the patient's veins. Once injected, the cells will seek out any damages or deficiencies of the body. The cells work by replacing damaged tissues, cells, and organs with healthy replicas. Fetal stem cells are able to replicate tissues, cells, and organs because the cells' natural state is undifferentiated.

  The success rate of the treatment is debatable. Dr. William C. Rader claims to have used fetal stem cell treatment on over 1,500 patients with a 100% success rate. Dr. Rader's patients have had brain damage, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis, amongst other conditions. Some scientists claim we do not know enough about using fetal stem cells to treat neurological disorders to accurately state the treatment's success rate.

  Stem cells are tested before use for hereditary and infectious diseases. You can expect to see results from the treatment usually three to six months after injections. Lifestyle changes are not required prior to or after the treatment. However, living a healthy lifestyle will maximize the benefits of the procedure. There are no known negative side effects to fetal stem cells.

The Controversy

• Detractors' arguments that the fetal stem cell treatment is immoral are based around the fact fetal stem cells are a product of destroyed human embryos. Supporters of the treatment counter this fact by questioning exactly how human the embryos are. Fetal stem cells come from human embryos three to five days past conception, when the embryo only consists of a few dozen microscopic cells.